After the international break:
The round of games wrapped up in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, where Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, and Brazil are leading the charge.
In the AFC World Cup qualifiers, Iran and Uzbekistan are comfortably ahead in Group A. South Korea leads Group B by three points, with Jordan and Iraq next in line, and Japan has a healthy 5-point lead in Group C.
Spain and Germany qualified for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Nations League.
The United States’ 7-game unbeaten run against Mexico, a streak that included victories in a CONCACAF Gold Cup final and the CONCACAF Nations League final, came to an end.
Mexico 2-0 United States – Mauricio Pochettino’s second game in charge of the USMNT ended in a defeat to their archrival, Mexico. The United States’ 7-game unbeaten run against Mexico, a streak that included victories in a CONCACAF Gold Cup final and the CONCACAF Nations League final, came to an end.
DOMESTIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL RETURNS:
The League Leaders:
๐ช๐ธ La Liga – Barcelona (24 points)
๐ณ๐ฑ Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven (24 points)
๐ต๐น Primeira Liga – Sporting CP (24 points)
๐ซ๐ท Ligue 1 – Monaco (19 points)
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Premier League – Liverpool (18 points)
๐ฎ๐น Serie A – Napoli (16 points)
๐ฉ๐ช Bundesliga – Bayern Munich (14 points), tied on points with RB Leipzig.
The English Premier League has four teams without a win: Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Southampton, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. There are two in the German Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel and Bochum, and another two in the Dutch Eredivisie: Almere City and RKC Waalwijk. There is one in the Spanish La Liga (Las Palmas), one in the Italian Serie A (Monza), and one in the French Ligue 1 (Angers).
Juventus is the only unbeaten team in the Italian Serie A, while Sporting CP is the only unbeaten club in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The Dutch Eredivisie has three unbeaten teams: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, and Utrecht; the French Ligue 1 also has three unbeaten teams: Lens, Monaco, and Paris Saint-Germain. The English Premier League has two unbeaten teams: Arsenal and Manchester City. There are also two unbeaten teams in the German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, as well as two in the Spanish La Liga: Atlรฉtico Madrid and Real Madrid.
Averaging 0.25 goals per game and having scored just 2 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie makes Almere City the worst offensive side in Europeโs top seven leagues.
Defensively in their domestic league, Juventus is conceding goals at a rate of 0.14, having conceded only 1 goal so far in the Italian Serie A. No team in Europeโs top seven leagues has conceded fewer goals.
The most league points accumulated by a club in the top seven leagues is 24. Barcelona (Spanish La Liga), PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie), and Sporting CP (Portuguese Primeira Liga) are the three clubs to achieve this by picking up 8 wins each. It is the latter two that hold the best average for points per game. PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie) and Sporting CP (Portuguese Primeira Liga) have not dropped any points in their respective leagues, both averaging 3.38 goals per game, which is also the highest average among clubs in Europeโs top seven leagues.
RKC Waalwijk has not gained any points in the Dutch Eredivisie, making them the only team in that category among teams in Europeโs top seven leagues. RKC Waalwijk has lost all their games in the Dutch Eredivisie since the start of the season (8), conceding 22 goals, which is also the most goals conceded by a team in the top seven leagues. They have dropped the most points (24), matched only by Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga. Despite having conceded the most goals, their average of 2.75 goals conceded per game is the fourth worst among clubs in the top leagues. The three teams with a higher goal concession rate than RKC Waalwijk are Montpellier (French Ligue 1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (English Premier League) at 3 goals, and Holstein Kiel (German Bundesliga) at 3.17 goals.
Barcelonaโs 28 goals scored in the Spanish La Liga are the most by any club in Europeโs top seven leagues.
The Leading Goalscorers From Europeโs Top Seven Leagues:
๐ต๐น Primeira Liga – Viktor Gyรถkeres (Sporting CP) – 11
๐ช๐ธ La Liga – Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) – 10
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Premier League – Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 10
๐ฉ๐ช Bundesliga – Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) – 8
๐ฎ๐น Serie A – Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) – 7
๐ณ๐ฑ Eredivisie – Sem Steijn (Twente) – 7
๐ซ๐ท Ligue 1 – Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain) – 6
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MOST POINTS PER GAME(3): ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
FEWEST POINTS PER GAME(0): ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
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MOST POINTS DROPPED (24) : ๐ช๐ธ Las Palmas | ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
FEWEST POINTS DROPPED (0): ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
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MOST GOALS PER GAME (3.38): ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
FEWEST GOALS PER GAME (0.25): ๐ณ๐ฑ Almere City
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HIGHEST WIN RATE (100%): ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
HIGHEST LOSING RATE (100%): ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
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HIGHEST GOAL CONCESSION RATE (3.17): ๐ฉ๐ช Holstein Kiel
LOWEST GOAL CONCESSION RATE (0.14): ๐ฎ๐น Juventus
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MOST POINTS (24) : ๐ช๐ธ Barcelona ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
FEWEST POINTS (0): ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
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MOST GOALS SCORED (28): ๐ช๐ธ Barcelona
FEWEST GOALS SCORED (2): ๐ณ๐ฑ Almere City
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FEWEST GOALS CONCEDED (1) : ๐ฎ๐น Juventus
MOST GOALS CONCEDED (22) : ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
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MOST WINS (8) : ๐ช๐ธ Barcelona | ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven | ๐ต๐น Sporting CP
MOST DEFEATS (8) : ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk
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THE HIGHLIGHTED FIXTURES
Domestic league action is back in Europeโs top leagues, with Spain, Germany, and France kicking off the weekend round of games today. In Portugal, the Primeira Liga matches will make way for the Taรงa de Portugal. Sporting CP will be facing Portimonense in cup, while ๐ซ๐ท Monaco takes on Lille in Ligue 1, ๐ฉ๐ช Borussia Dortmund will look for a home victory against St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, ๐ต๐น Sporting CP will be facing Portimonense in Taรงa de Portugal, while ๐ช๐ธ Alaves and Valladolid fight for the league points in La Liga.
On Saturday, Benfica and Braga will play a Taรงa de Portugal fixture against Pevidรฉm and Dezembro, respectively. Arsenal will be away at Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Lazio will travel to Turin to face Juventus. Four reigning champions will be in action today: Real Madrid will play away against Celta Vigo, Bayer Leverkusen will take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, PSV Eindhoven will face AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie, and Paris Saint-Germain will host Strasbourg in Ligue 1.
For Sunday, Manchester City are away from home against Wolves in search of Premier League points, but the marquee fixture in the Premier League features Liverpool hosting Chelsea. In La Liga, Barcelona will take on Sevilla at home, while Inter Milan travels to Rome to face AS Roma in Serie A. Marseille will visit Montpellier, aiming to secure points in Ligue 1. Porto, chasing their fourth consecutive Taรงa de Portugal title, will play away against Sintrense in the Round of 32.
The weekend round of games in La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A spill into the day, with a game in each league.
Oct 18.
๐ซ๐ท Monaco vs. Lille
Oct 19.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Ipswich Town vs. Everton
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Southampton vs. Leicester City
๐ฉ๐ช Hoffenheim vs. Bochum
๐ณ๐ฑ Sparta Rotterdam vs. Almere City
๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk vs. Twente
๐ณ๐ฑ AZ Alkmaar vs. PSV Eindhoven
๐ณ๐ฑ Go Ahead Eagles vs. Feyenoord
๐ซ๐ท Saint-รtienne vs. Lens
๐ซ๐ท Paris Saint-Germain vs. Strasbourg
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bournemouth vs. Arsenal
๐ฉ๐ช Mainz vs. RB Leipzig
๐ฉ๐ช Bayern Munich vs. Stuttgart
๐ช๐ธ Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid
๐ฎ๐น AC Milan vs. Udinese
๐ฎ๐น Juventus vs. Lazio
๐ฉ๐ช Bayer Leverkusen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Oct 20.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester City
๐ฉ๐ช Holstein Kiel vs. Union Berlin
๐ซ๐ท Toulouse vs. Angers
๐ณ๐ฑ Groningen vs. Utrecht
๐ช๐ธ Atlรฉtico Madrid vs. Leganรฉs
๐ช๐ธ Barcelona vs. Sevilla
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Liverpool vs. Chelsea
๐ฎ๐น Roma vs. Inter Milan
Oct 21.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace
๐ช๐ธ Valencia vs. Las Palmas
๐ฎ๐น Hellas Verona vs. Monza
